land·line

(lănd′līn′)

a. A traditional telephone line in which a telephone is connected to the public network by cables.

b. Telephone service provided by such cables: I don't have a landline; please call me on my cell phone.

2. An aboveground communications cable on land.

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Noun

landline - a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave"

land line

phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, line - a telephone connection

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